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'''Murray Leinster''' (June 16, 1896 – June 8, 1975) was a nom de plume of '''William Fitzgerald Jenkins''', an award-winning American List of science fiction authors|writer of science fiction and alternate history (fiction)|alternate history. He wrote and published more than 1,500 short stories and articles, 14 movie scripts, and hundreds of radio scripts and television plays.

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While America fights a war on one coast, a new front is about to open -- the homefront -- as the enemy attacks civilian towns with a giant war-machine like no other. But the enemy war-machine is a target, too, and there are more ways to win than with guns.... This story stands alone, but is set ten years after the events of the story "Tanks". ( 1 reviews ) Topics: Audiobook - Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories Source: December 1931, Astounding Stories of Super-Science

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This text is translation of the novel "Operation: Outer Space" by William Fitzgerald Jenkins (Murray Leinster), published by Project Gutenberg, May 10, 2006 [eBook #18361] According to the included copyright notice: "Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the copyright on this publication was renewed." Copyright for the translation is transferred by the translator to the Public Domain. Topics: fantastyka, Murray Leinster, WB_kolekcja

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This text is translation of the novelette "The Aliens" by William Fitzgerald Jenkins (Murray Leinster), published by Project Gutenberg, January 1, 2008 [EBook #24104] According to the included copyright notice: "This etext was produced from Astounding Science Fiction August 1959. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed." Translation by Witold Bartkiewicz, Copyright for the translation is transferred by the... Topics: fantastyka, Murray Leinster, WB_kolekcja

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This text is translation of the novel "This World Is Taboo" by William Fitzgerald Jenkins (Murray Leinster), published by Project Gutenberg, April 14, 2006 [EBook #18172] According to the included copyright notice: "Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the copyright on this publication was renewed." Copyright for the translation is transferred by the translator to the Public Domain. Topics: fantastyka, Murray Leinster, WB_kolekcja

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LibriVox recording of Operation Terror, by Murray Leinster. Read by Mark Nelson. An unidentified space ship lands in a Colorado lake. Equipped with a paralyzing ray weapon, the creatures begin taking human prisoners. A loan land surveyor and a journalist are trapped inside the Army cordon, which is helpless against the mysterious enemy. Can they stop the aliens before it is too late? (Summary by Mark Nelson) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds,... ( 1 reviews ) Topics: librivox, science fiction, adventure, fiction Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of PARIAH PLANET, by Murray Leinster. Read by Phil Chenevert When the blue plague appeared on the planet of Dara, fear struck nearby worlds. The fear led to a hate that threatened the lives of millions and endangered the Galactic peace. But the Med Service ship Aesculapius 20 with Calhoun and Murgatroyd the Tormal aboard are on the job and have stumbled into the horrible mess caused by unreasoning hatred, quarantine, mass starvation and serious bureaucratic screw ups. Calhoun... ( 1 reviews ) Topics: leinster, SF, librivox, audiobook, science fiction Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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The Black Galaxy, Galaxy Science Fiction Novels, Number 20, 1949. Published by The Galaxy Publishing Corporation, 421 Hudson Street, New York 14, New York. Written by Murray Leinster. Dimensions are 5 1/2" width by 7 1/4" Height and 88grams, 136 pages. Copyright was issued in 1932, but no renewal was recorded, this work is Public Domain under Rule 6 of the Copyright Statutes of the United States. Etext created by Gerard Arthus. The front cover is incomplete, another copy was inserted;... Topics: GN-000-001, Pulp novel, galaxy, pulp, pulps, science fiction, sci fi, new york, novellla,...

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LibriVox recording of TANKS, by Murray Leinster. Read by Phil Chenevert Tanks and the future of war is what Murray Leinster speculates about in this story. Written in the 1920's he observed the terrible new inventions that were used in World War I to kill people, armored tanks and poisoned gas and then tells us how war will be fought in the future. In this case the war will occur in 1932 and be between the US and the 'Yellow enemy'. It was published in the very first issue of Astounding Stories... Topics: science fiction, SF, short story, murray leinster, audiobook, librivox Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of The Hate Disease, by Murray Leinster. Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012). Dr. Calhoun and his pet tormal Murgatroyd work for the Interstellar Medical Service making routine public health inspections on far-flung colonial planets. When they reach Tallien Three they are greeted with a rocket attack by the Paras, a mutated form of human rapidly replacing the “normals”. The normals think it’s a pandemic of demonic possession but Calhoun has his doubts. If he can keep... Topics: librivox, literature, audiobook, science fiction, doctor, disease, pets, hate, scavengers, smoke Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of The Aliens, by Murray Leinster. Read by tabithat. The human race was expanding through the galaxy ... and so, they knew, were the Aliens. When two expanding empires meet ... war is inevitable. Or is it ...? (Summary from Gutenberg text) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer... ( 1 reviews ) Topic: librivox, audiobook, science fiction Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of The Mad Planet, by Murray Leinster. Read by Roger Melin. It is 30,000 years following dramatically changed climate conditions on earth which had let massive amounts of carbon dioxide belch from the interior of the planet into the atmosphere. Over the millenia this would have quite devastating effects on life as it had once been known. Much of the human and animal population would not survive the climate change, and indeed those few humans who did survive knew nothing of... ( 1 reviews ) Topics: librivox, literature, audiobook, adventure, fantasy, fiction, science fiction Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Nightmare Planet by Murray Leinster. Read by Zachary Brewster-Geisz In science-fiction, as in all categories of fiction, there are stories that are so outstanding from the standpoint of characterization, concept, and background development that they remain popular for decades. Two such stories were Murray Leinster's The Mad Planet and Red Dust. Originally published in 1923, they have been reprinted frequently both here and abroad. They are now scheduled for book... Topics: librivox, audiobooks, adventure, science fiction, fantasy, pulp, giant insects, giant spiders, burl

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LibriVox recording of Space Platform by Murray Leinster. Read in English by Mark Nelson SPACE PLATFORM tells the exciting story of a young man helping to build this first station. With scientific accuracy and imagination Murray Leinster, one of the world's top science-fiction writers, describes the building and launching of the platform. Here is a fast-paced story of sabotage and murder directed against a project more secret and valuable than the atom bomb! - Summary by Gutenberg text For... ( 1 reviews ) Topics: librivox, audiobooks, audiobook, sci-fi, science fiction, young adult, leinster, murray leinster

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LibriVox recording of The Forgotten Planet, by Murray Leinster. Read by Richard Kilmer. The "forgotten" planet had been seeded for life, first with microbes and later with plants and insects. A third expedition, intended to complete the seeding with animals, never occurred. Over the millennia the insects and plants grew to gigantic sizes. The action of the novel describes the fight for survival by descendants of a crashed spaceship as they battle wolf-sized ants, flies the size of... Topics: librivox, literature, audiobook, adventure, fantasy, fiction, science fiction Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of The Runaway Skyscraper, by Murray Leinster. Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012). Arthur Chamberlain has problems. His one-man engineering firm is faltering and his pretty secretary Estelle barely notices him. But these problems are put aside when his Manhattan office building falls into the fourth dimension. Madison Square is filled with wigwams and it’s up to Arthur to engineer a way to make his building to fall back to the future. – The Runaway Skyscraper first... ( 2 reviews ) Topics: librivox, audiobook, science fiction, leinster Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Creatures of the Abyss, by Murray Leinster. Read by Mark Nelson. Orejas de ellos, "the things that listen", whispered the superstitious fishermen when the strange occurrences began off the Philippine coast. How else explain the sudden disappearance of a vessel beneath a mysterious curtain of foam? The writhings of thousands of maddened fish trapped in a coffin-like area of ocean? What monsters gorged at the bottom of the Luzon Deep and what were their plans?... ( 2 reviews ) Topics: LibriVox, audiobooks, adventure, Librivox, audiobooks, sci-fi, science fiction, Leinster Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of The Red Dust, by Murray Leinster. Read by Phil Chenevert This story is the exciting sequel to "The Mad Planet" by Murray Leinster. Our world, in a far distant future, is peopled with huge insects and titanic fungus growths. Life has been greatly altered to say the least, and poor weak Man is still in the process of becoming acclimated to the change even after 30,000 years. We again meet our hero Burl, but this time a far greater danger menaces the human race. The... Topics: science fiction, SF, SciFi, leinster, librivox, audiobook, fiction Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of The Machine That Saved the World, by Murray Leinster. Read by Phil Chenevert. They were broadcasts from nowhere--sinister emanations flooding in from space--smashing any receiver that picked them up. What defense could Earth devise against science such as this? In the far future of 1972, on a secret military installation, Staff Sergeant Bellews is an expert on the latest scientific discovery: a way for ordinary machines like vacuums and lawnmowers to gather experience in... ( 3 reviews ) Topics: librivox, science fiction, short story, leinster Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Talents, Incorporated by Murray Leinster. Read by Mark Nelson. Bors felt as if he'd been hit over the head. This was ridiculous! He'd planned and carried out the destruction of that warship because the information of its existence and location was verified by a magnetometer. But, if he'd known how the information had been obtained--if he'd known it had been guessed at by a discharged spaceport employee, and a paranoid personality, and a man who used a hazel twig or... ( 1 reviews ) Topics: librivox, audiobook, science fiction, scifi, space, rebellion, war Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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This text is translation of the novelette "Sand Doom" by William Fitzgerald Jenkins (Murray Leinster), published by Project Gutenberg, August 31, 2007 [EBook #22467] According to the included copyright notice: "This etext was produced from Astounding Science Fiction December 1955. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed." It is assumed that this copyright notice explains the legal situation in the United States.... Topics: fantastyka, Murray Leinster, WB_kolekcja

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LibriVox recording of The Pirates of Ersatz, by Murray Leinster. Read by Elliott Miller. Bron is the offspring of infamous space pirates but instead of following in the family footsteps he decides to become an electronic engineer. Unfortunately, every time he tries to get out, something pulls him back in. This is a tongue-in-cheek space adventure along the lines of the Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison. It was originally published in the FEB-APR issues of Astounding Science Fiction in 1959.... ( 2 reviews ) Topics: librivox, literature, audiobook, adventure, science fiction Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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This text is translation of the novelette "The Hate Disease" by William Fitzgerald Jenkins (Murray Leinster), published by Project Gutenberg, December 31, 2009 [EBook #30815] According to the included copyright notice: "This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction August 1963. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed." Copyright for the translation is transferred by the translator to the Public... Topics: fantastyka, Murray Leinster, WB_kolekcja

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This text is translation of the novella "Long Ago, Far Away" by William Fitzgerald Jenkins (Murray Leinster), published by Project Gutenberg, December 18, 2007 [EBook #23892] According to the included copyright notice: "This etext was produced from Amazing Science Fiction Stories September 1959. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed." Translation by Witold Bartkiewicz, Copyright for the translation is... Topics: fantastyka, Murray Leinster, WB_kolekcja

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This text is translation of the short story "Attention Saint Patrick" by William Fitzgerald Jenkins (Murray Leinster), published by Project Gutenberg, November 10, 2007 [EBook #23439] According to the included copyright notice: " This etext was produced from Astounding Science Fiction, January, 1960. Extensive research did not reveal any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed." Copyright for the translation is transferred by the translator to the... Topics: fantastyka, Murray Leinster, WB_kolekcja

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Couples walk together dreaming magnificent dreams, passing others who are older but have not yet achieved the stuff their dreams were once made of. But what is the worth of a man who makes others' dreams come true -- even at the cost of his own? Murray Leinster would one day become known for his tales of science fiction. But here is a younger Leinster, writing a very different sort of story. Topics: Audiobook - fiction, romance Source: Argosy All-Story Weekly, Aug. 5, 1922

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This text is translation of the novel "The Pirates of Ersatz" by William Fitzgerald Jenkins (Murray Leinster), published by Project Gutenberg, December 26, 2007 [EBook #24035] According to the included copyright notice: "This etext was produced from Astounding Science Fiction February, March and April 1959. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed." Copyright for the translation is transferred by the translator... Topics: fantastyka, Murray Leinster, WB_kolekcja

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LibriVox recording of Space Tug, by Murray Leinster. Read by Mark Nelson. Joe Kenmore heard the airlock close with a sickening wheeze and then a clank. In desperation he turned toward Haney. "My God, we've been locked out!" Through the transparent domes of their space helmets, Joe could see a look of horror and disbelief pass across Haney's face. But it was true! Joe and his crew were locked out of the Space Platform. Four thousand miles below circled the Earth. Under Joe's feet... Topics: librivox, audiobook, science fiction, space, life, Space Platform, oxygen Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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When the blue plague appeared on the planet of Dara, fear struck nearby worlds. The fear led to a hate that threatened the lives of millions and endangered the Galactic peace. (Excerpt from the text.) Narrated by Mark Nelson. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B... Topics: librivox, literature, audiobook, space, plague Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Operation: Outer Space, by Murray Leinster. Read by Mark Nelson. Jed Cochrane is about to take off on man's first interstellar voyage. His mission: Make sure it's good television! (Introduction by Mark Nelson) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org.... ( 1 reviews ) Topics: librivox, literature, audiobook, adventure, fantasy, fiction, science fiction Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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In an eerie future that never was, but might have been, two ordinary soldiers hold the fate of a war in their nicotine-stained hands. Murray Leinster (real name: Will Jenkins) was a prolific writer in all pulp genres, who became best known for his work in science fiction. Topics: Audiobook - Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories

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LibriVox recording of The Ambulance Made Two Trips, by Murray Leinster. Read by Phil Chenevert Big Jake Connors is taking over his town through violence, inimidation and bribery but Detective Sergeant Fitzgerald can only grind his teeth in frustration. The gangsters seem to have everything going their way until the day that a little dry cleaning establishment declines their offer of 'protection' and strange things start to happen. Murray Leinster gives us another wonderful product of 'what if'... ( 1 reviews ) Topics: l'einster, science fiction, SF Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Murder Madness, by Murray Leinster. Read by Richard Kilmer. Murder Madness! Seven Secret Service men had completely disappeared. Another had been found a screaming, homicidal maniac, whose fingers writhed like snakes. So Bell, of the secret "Trade," plunges into South America after The Master--the mighty, unknown octopus of power whose diabolical poison threatens a continent! (Summary by Murray Leinster) For further information, including links to online text,... ( 2 reviews ) Topics: librivox, literature, audiobook, adventure, fiction, science fiction Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Planet of Dread, by Murray Leinster Read by Phil Chenevert Humans have expanded to myriads of worlds throughout the galaxies but they have found that the only way for colonies to be self sustaining, was to reproduce the total ecology of their home world; the original Earth. This meant bringing the entire ecosystem, the good, the bad and the ugly. Viruses as well as grass, goats as well as stink bugs and allowing the whole mixture to ultimately produce an inhabitable world... ( 3 reviews ) Topics: SF, Leinster, science fiction, audiobook, librivox Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of This World Is Taboo, by Murray Leinster. Read by Mark F. Smith. Calhoun is an Interstellar Medical Serviceman, and he's needed on Dara. Trouble is: Dara is forbidden. Taboo. And breaking quarantine will make Calhoun a presumed plague-carrier and subject to being shot on sight by anyone from Weald. But hey! If he did the smart thing, we wouldn't have a story!But why are men from Dara shooting at him? (Summary by Mark F. Smith) For further information, including links to M4B... ( 2 reviews ) Topics: Science fiction, sci-fi, Librivox, audiobook Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Astounding Stories 05, May 1930 by Ray Cummings; Sewell Peaslee Wright; Murray Leinster; Lilith Lorraine; Victor Rousseau. Read in English by Mike Pelton; Tommy Howell; Alan Winterrowd; Alison Stewart The fifth issue of Astounding Stories continues the Ray Cummings serial "Brigands of the Moon", begins a 4 part novel by Murray Leinster, and presents a sequel by Sewell Peaslee Wright to his story in the March issue. Also included are stories by Lilith Lorraine... Topics: librivox, audiobooks, science fiction, space, periodical